Teacher remanded on assault charges

A 45-year-old teacher was further remanded yesterday at Limerick District Court on six charges of sexual assault against two …

A 45-year-old teacher was further remanded yesterday at Limerick District Court on six charges of sexual assault against two teenage boys.

Five of the charges related to one of the boys and one against the other. They were alleged to have taken place in three counties in the mid-west region between September 1994 and March 1997.

The accused, a father of three, has denied all the charges.

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